Employees worldwide spend countless hours daily performing tasks that are repetitive and tedious. These tasks range from converting documents to PDFs and uploading them to a drive, to then being pulled into a database and emailed to a team. While UiPath revolutionized this robotic process, it has shifted towards AI-driven operations, facing competition from startups like Signavio, Servicetrace, and others. One such startup, Bardeen, has emerged with a service that automates these tasks for businesses following a recent round of funding.
Bardeen’s platform utilizes a natural language interface to automate repetitive knowledge tasks. The company has raised $3 million in this latest round, bringing the total funding to $22 million. What makes this funding round particularly noteworthy is the strategic investors involved who will help distribute Bardeen’s technology. Both Dropbox and HubSpot have invested through their venture arms, Dropbox Ventures and HubSpot Ventures, and will facilitate the platform’s release on Thursday.
Bardeen’s offering can be likened to “Zapier with more AI,” but it’s more sophisticated than a simple comparison. It is designed as a user-friendly platform for individuals within businesses to automate intricate workflows easily. The platform showcases capabilities such as copy-pasting text between documents, web research, composing emails, and more. With over 300,000 users and 1,000 paying customers including Deel, Miro, Kearney, WPP, and 10Web, Bardeen is gaining traction.
Founded in 2020 by Artem Harutyunyan and Pascal Weinberger, Bardeen’s agent platform operates as a browser extension, offering context-aware functionality for seamless usability. It emphasizes repeatability and continuous learning, enabling users to streamline complex tasks effortlessly.
In addition to its core features, Bardeen integrates with over 100 tools, including Microsoft 365, CRMs, and sales platforms. The platform’s emphasis on repeatability is crucial in ensuring consistent performance, a challenge faced by many AI solutions.
CEO Pascal Weinberger highlights Bardeen’s unique approach: utilizing a language model to interpret user commands, plan actions, and execute tasks efficiently. This structured workflow allows for seamless automation and enhanced productivity.
Bardeen leverages models like Gemini and OpenAI GPT for specific automation tasks, adapting to new models regularly to optimize performance. As incumbents like Zapier and UIPath strive to keep pace, Bardeen is positioned as a frontrunner in the automation space.
